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Voice of the Victim on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:04:01 PM
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
A man was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for raping a woman with multiple sclerosis.
Raymond Prinkey, 19, of Saltlick Township, pleaded guilty in July to raping the 66-year-old woman.
Police said Mr. Prinkey entered the woman's home on April 23 using a key he found under a flower pot.
The judge said the plea agreement bothered him because Mr. Prinkey's jail time could have quadrupled if convicted at trial and sentenced to consecutive terms on all four charges he faced.
The victim's family said they were not happy with the plea agreement but approved it to spare the victim the emotional trauma of having to testify at a trial.